Hong Kong City HallLeisure and Cultural Services Department
Joint Celebration Concert of Hong Kong City Hall 60th Anniversary & Hong Kong Arts Festival 50th Anniversary
Hong Kong Sinfonietta Reflections on Refractions 【Complete】
The performance is jointly presented by Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Leisure and Cultural Services Department and Hong Kong Arts Festival
A programme of the 50th Hong Kong Arts Festival (2022)
In collaboration with
| Artists | |
| Music Director Emeritus/Conductor | Yip Wing-sie |
| Violin/Director | James Cuddeford* |
| Composer | Charles Kwong (HKS Artist Associate) |
| CCDC Creative Artists: | |
| Choreographer/Stage & Costume Concept | Yuri Ng (HKS Artist Associate 2011-2013) |
| Dance Artists | Dominic Wong Noel Pong Bruce Wong Felix Ke |
| Dramaturg | Melissa Leung |
| Lighting Designer | Lawmanray |
| Programme | |
| Charles Kwong | AtLasT (world première) Commissioned by Hong Kong Sinfonietta |
| Bach | Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G, BWV1048* |
| Stravinsky | The Firebird Suite (1919 version) |
| The light of dance and music In the beginning, there was nothing. With the light, we can see our own reflection. The musicians enter, and dance with their instruments, with purpose and intent. The dancers join, as they support the musicians in their purpose and intent. The artists create a picturesque image with a ray of infinite light, which is reflected and refracted by the acrylic partitions, multiplying until it spills over into the audience, creating a kaleidoscope. The kaleidoscope is neither now nor the future. It is the hope created from the past, for the future, hidden in the sound passing through the air, as the reflections and refractions reveal the things you thought you did not know, or have forgotten… |
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| Dates: | 16 - 17.9.2022 |
| Time: | 8pm |
| Venue: | Concert Hall, Hong Kong City Hall |
| Price: | $488, $388, $288, $188 |
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